City Power reports power restored in Roseacre, Regents Park and Rewlatch
City Power says it has restored electricity to affected customers in parts of Roseacre, Regents Park and Rewlatch, Johannesburg. The utility published its restoration notice at 20:41 SAST on 9 November. It linked the interruption to a cable fault at Wemmer Substation and dated the original report to 8 November.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reported restoration in Roseacre, Regents Park and Rewlatch at 20:41 SAST on 9 November.
Source moment: 09 Nov 2026, 18:41 UTC (20:41 local time)
In 20 seconds
The initial notice covered parts of Roseacre, Regents Park and Rewlatch.
City Power initially cited cable theft and vandalism. Its later notice described a faulty cable.
The restoration notice gives no exact reconnection time or customer total.
What City Power said about the Wemmer outage
In its 8 November notice, City Power said customers in parts of the three areas were without electricity. The utility attributed the interruption to cable theft and vandalism. It did not list affected streets or give an exact time when the supply went off.
The restoration notice on 9 November described the immediate fault as a faulty cable at Wemmer Substation. It named the same three areas and the original report date. It did not give details of the damage or say when individual addresses were reconnected.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Areas named by City Power
- Parts of Roseacre, Regents Park and Rewlatch
- Reported fault
- Cable fault at Wemmer Substation
- Latest notice
- Full restoration announced at 20:41 SAST on 9 November
What the restoration notice covers
City Power announced full restoration for customers affected by this interruption. The notices do not establish a street by street footprint or the number of customers who lost power. The 20:41 SAST timestamp records when City Power announced restoration. The switching time remains unknown.
Preparing for another power cut
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